The Sony Ericsson Z530i clamshell phone is a mobile version that can be used both in everyday life as well as the area at leisure.  

Delivery and packaging

It is delivered in a simple cardboard box. On the respective packing the phone in various color combinations is correspondingly displayed The delivery includes the change cover "elegant red" and "soft black". Also there is a manual in German, Italian and French, a charging cable. Headset or data cables are not included.  

The assembly

The Sony Ericsson Z 530 i easy to assemble. Here the battery cover and the battery is off and can be mounted without any problems. The SIM card can also be very easily insert in this predetermined place. The exchange of the exchange cover designed against it a little more difficult. These parts must be replaced each time on the back of the Z530i. This allows the lower exchange cover easily share .Dabei is it to the battery cover. By contrast, it takes for the upper part of the cover a few tools or skills. The outer shell of the Z530i is mainly composed of plastic. Here, the cover elements are retained in matt gray or black. The mobile phone acts when closed without unnecessary corners and edges very high quality and elegant.The two curved parts Cover the phone is divided into two parts, so that it visually gives a good appearance. The antenna is integrated in the strap of the phone. The phone is comfortable to hold and can be operated without a problem also. The components are assembled so that they fit exactly and there is hardly a column in which dust can penetrate into the housing from the outside. At the lower end of the mobile phone can be easily switched on and the charging cable to unplug.  

The camera

The camera also has a protective screen. Here, however, it must be ensured that the lens is not too dirty. On the left side next to the camera, a toggle switch is mounted, which activates in the closed state on a small screen information. If the mobile phone is opened, you can control the volume level on this toggle. The infrared port is located right by the camera.  

The button's

Here, the forward / reverse button and the up / down button in the field of navigational key are covered with links to contact, to SMS, to the camera and to a freely selectable link. The power button has a second function. If you press only once, to get to the profile menu. The keypad has a different surface than the other keys. It is made of smooth plastic. Using the first three days it engages the lower keys .. The surface is small and is more difficult to choose. The pressure points of each key can feel it. Because each key interlock on the keypad, it is difficult to blindly write a text message. The user can not operate flawlessly blind the keypad. The contrast Navigation Key can be controlled well blind.  

Reception and voice quality

In the Sony Ericsson Z 530 i of the reception and the voice quality is very good. Here's good to hear the caller without annoying background noise. However, if you make a call with the device in a noisy environment, you can perform any intelligible conversation. You can adjust the volume via the toggle switch to the left on the mobile phone. With a single battery charge can speak a maximum of 9.5 hours or bridge a standby time of 350 hours. However, if you frequently use the MP3 player with built-in games, the battery gives up very quickly. In one use of the MP3 player of one hour, the battery needs to be recharged.  

The Sony Ericsson has two displays.

The main display is a UBC (Ultra Bright Color) display. There is the possibility of reproducing 65,536 colors at a resolution of 128 x 160 pixels in size from 28 x 35 millimeters. The second and smaller screen on the back has a resolution of 101 x 80 pixels in size of 17 x 21 millimeters and can -orange- reflect a color. The color reproduction of the large display is satisfactory. The information presented on the display pictures are a bit pixelated and blurry. However, the display is completely sufficient for snapshots. In the smaller display is an information display, the time, date, status overview of the mobile phone and any scheduled appointments. Both displays are sufficiently well lit in the darkness. When you call settings / screen menu item, there is the possibility to perform some changes on the display. Here you can select an image or a pre-loaded design as wallpaper. The brightness can be adjusted in five different steps. The display has a barely perceptible delay. The shutter of the camera takes about a second to get the picture.Photos can be 160 x 120 or "wide" stored in the sizes 640 x 480, 320 x 240,. Also is to be activated "night mode" available. Thus one can make reasonable pictures even in low light conditions. Also, a four-time zoom and video recording features available. Here then by 96 pixels can be recorded at a resolution of 176 x 144 and 128 x. , You can select the same effect as in a photo and the night mode is also possible. The viewfinder is very slow at a video recording and needs when moving around one second in order to adapt to new light conditions.  

music

With a USB cable from a PC can be transferred fastest music. Here, the player is recognized by the PC as a removable drive. For the software from Sony Ericsson is required. This software can be downloaded on the website of Sony Ericsson. It is possible to create playlists in Media Player. When playing music files, the artist, the title and the album will be displayed in the media player. It will play MP3 and AAC formats.  

connection options

The Sony Ericsson Z 530i has connectivity via Bluetooth, infrared or a data cable via USB to a PC. With USB and Bluetooth can transmit the most common multimedia formats quickly.